Wharton Restructuring and Turnaround Conference

Welcome from the Conference Co-Chairs

On behalf of the 2012 Conference Planning Committee, it is a distinct pleasure to welcome you to the 8th Annual Wharton Restructuring and Turnaround Conference. This year's conference offers a unique opportunity to join a distinguished gathering of keynote speakers and panelists in a discussion about the great deleveraging: dealing with debt on a global scale.

We are pleased to offer a rich program of distinguished keynote speakers and panelists to explore the conference theme. Our six panels will examine the following topics:

• Distressed Private Equity - Investing in an Uncertain World
• Distressed Hedge Funds - Where is Value Today?
• Financial Restructuring - Impact of the European Debt Crisis
• Operational Restructuring - Industries in Transition – Recalibrating for the Digital Age
• Legal Restructuring - Chapter 7-Eleven: The Increasing Use of Asset Sales as a Means of Effectuating a Reorganization
• Case Study - Restructuring of Lee Enterprises Inc.

We are grateful to the distinguished group of speakers traveling to join us at the conference. We would also like to thank our sponsors whose generous support make this conference possible. Finally, we would like to thank our Conference Planning Committee for their unwavering commitment to the success of this event.

We hope that you will enjoy this year's conference. Thank you for your participation and continued support.

Sincerely,